TBTC4 SAP (Batch log entries (free text format) w/o date/time) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: Batch log entries (free text format) w/o date/time




ABAP Code to SELECT data from TBTC4
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Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples

TBTC4 is a standard SAP Structure so does not store data like a database table does. It can be used to define the fields of other actual tables or to process "Batch log entries (free text format) w/o date/time" Information within sap ABAP programs.

This is done by declaring abap internal tables, work areas or database tables based on this Structure. These can then be used to store and process the required data appropriately.

i.e. DATA: wa_TBTC4 TYPE TBTC4.

The TBTC4 table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Batch log entries (free text format) w/o date/time data available in SAP. These include TEXT (Jog log entry text in free text format).. See below for full list along with technical details, documentation, text table, check tables, foreign key relationships, conversion routines, relevant tcodes and example ABAP select code etc. .

Delivery Class:
Display/Maintenance via tcode SM30: Display/Maintenance Allowed but with Restrictions
SAP enhancement categories: Not classified


SAP TBTC4 structure fields - Full list of fields found in SAP data dictionary

Field Description Data Element Data Type length (Dec) Check table Conversion Routine Domain Name MemoryID SHLP
FORMATFormat identifier of a job log entry BTCEFMTCHAR1CHAR1
TEXTJog log entry text in free text format BTCETEXTCHAR145BTCTEXT145

Key field Non-key field



How do I retrieve data from SAP structure TBTC4 using ABAP code?

As TBTC4 is a database structure and not a table it does not store any data in the SAP data dictionary. The ABAP SELECT statement is therefore not appropriate and can not be performed on TBTC4 as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table TBTC4

Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about TBTC4 and the data within it using relevant transactions such as

SE11 (ABAP Dictionary Maintenance)
SM30 (Maintain Table Data)
SE80 (Object Navigator)
SE16 (Data Browser).


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